On April 17, Beijing time, the Golden State Warriors lost to the Kings away and ended the season with a tenth result.
And in this game, Klay Thompson became the Warriors' well-deserved No. 1 war criminal. played 31 minutes and 36 seconds, 0 of 10 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, 0 points, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, and sleepwalking all the way around, making people completely unable to understand what he was doing. What's more, the Warriors' war criminal actually showed a hint of an inexplicable smile after the team was out.
With 2 minutes and 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Coach Kerr took the initiative to make a substitution and announced the end of the game, basically acquiescing to the end of the Warriors dynasty from the bottom of his heart. Starting from the first championship in 2015 to 2024, in 10 years, the Warriors have won 4 championships, and their dominance is still excellent.
In the end, Thompson became the player who buried the Warriors' whole game, but the camera showed the Warriors bench at the last moment, and the scene felt a little inexplicable. Curry rubbed his hands with a serious and helpless expression, Kuminga looked grim beside him, and Wiggins, who had always been cheerful, couldn't laugh, looking left and right into the distance, and he was also very melancholy.
But in contrast to his sad-faced teammates, Thompson showed an inexplicable smile next to Rooney. The entire Warriors bench needed to be just Thompson laughing, and we don't know what the hell he's laughing at. In a game where the team was eliminated at the end of the season, he was the one who had the best laugh when he went 0-for-10 from the field.
Who can understand Tang Shen's smile now, what does this mean? Why are the expressions of his teammates so grim, and only he shows this smile? I don't know if he is relieved to see through and accept his fate of leaving the Warriors, or if he knows that the contract has not been signed, he may not be able to earn the 40 million he wants after a game of 10 in 0, and he is ready to cut the price to stay in the team.
Or is Thompson smiling bitterly, accepting his decline, and already speechless? Originally, if he played well to help the team enter the playoffs, there might still be a glimmer of hope for staying in the team, but now that such a game is played, even if the Warriors like to play meritorious basketball, I believe no one dares to take the initiative to renew Klay's contract, and Curry, who holds a 4-year 215 million pension contract, may not be able to keep his brother.
It is worth mentioning that an important detail after the game hinted that Thompson may be leaving the Golden State Warriors completely, because when the Warriors left the game en masse. He was the only one who deliberately stayed in the field, looking around the stadium, the expression on his face was a great regret and regret, and he probably already knew what would happen in the summer. Looking around the court once again and glancing at the fans, perhaps this is the last time he'll pay tribute to the fans as a Warriors player.